BA Joint Honours (NFQ Level 8) in Music

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Что я буду изучать?

Why is this course for me?

Music is a universal form of expression, one that captures our imagination in countless ways. In UCD, we equip students with the skills necessary to understand a wide variety of musical practices. Study music in UCD if you love performing, listening to, and talking about music.

Develop your musicianship through both theory and performance. Deepen your knowledge of musical history and cultures. Analyse the important role music plays in contemporary life. Learn how to research and write about specific musical genres and topics. Find out why music is such a central part of being human.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Music graduates can pursue careers in:

Performance
The Music Industry
Journalism
Media
Arts Administration
Music Education
Academia
Music Therapy
Musician

Music graduates often take their study of music further, through graduate studies. The UCD School of Music offers a Master in Musicology [pathways in musicology and ethnomusicology], MLitt, and PhD.

What Will I Study

First Year

Writing about Music
Music, Culture & Society
Music Theory and Musicianship
Performance Ensemble Electives

Second & Final Years

Music History
Formal Analysis
Musics of the World
Irish Music
Baroque Counterpoint
Harmony and Keyboard Harmony
The Piano Concerto
The Symphony
Popular Music
Performance Ensemble
Conducting & Orchestration
Blues & Jazz
Music, Sound and the Moving Image
Philosophy of Music.

Music is taught in lectures, seminars, tutorials, ensemble rehearsals, and through independent study and practice. Students are assessed through a mixture of end-of-semester exams, continuous assessment, dissertations, recitals, and concerts.

There are five professionally-directed ensembles in UCD that can be taken for credit: Ad Astra Chamber Orchestra, UCD Choral Scholars, UCD Gamelan Orchestra, UCD Philharmonic Choir, and UCD Symphony Orchestra. Auditions for our performing ensembles take place during the first two weeks of the semester.

BMus

Students who wish to move to a pure music degree, after completing the first year of the BA, may apply to transfer to the single subject BMus, subject to meeting the entry requirements. Alternatively, following completion of the BA, you may add a BMus degree by studying for a further year.

International Study Opportunities

The UCD School of Music operates Erasmus exchange programmes with universities in:

  • Munich
  • Prague
  • Rouen

Non-EU exchange opportunities include:

  • Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
  • Waseda University, Japan
  • University of California, Los Angeles.

На каком факультете я буду учиться?

UCD College of Arts and Humanities

Варианты обучения

Очная (3 лет)

Цена
€22,600.00 (2,372,953 руб) за 1 год

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Начало обучения

Сентябрь 2025

Где

UCD College of Arts and Humanities

BELFIELD,

Dublin,

Republic of Ireland

Вступительные требования

Для иностранных студентов

Students must have completed their secondary level/high school studies or have never studied at university before are eligible to apply bachelor’s degree at UCD. Requirements vary from country to country.

There are minimum entry requirements that all applicants, applying based on school leaving results, must meet.

IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version;

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section;

English language examinations administered by the University of Cambridge: 176+ on Cambridge English scale (with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English), Acceptable Examinations:

Proficiency Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2).

Advanced Certificate, Grade C (i.e. CEFR Level C1 or C2)

First Certificate, Grade A (i.e. CEFR Level C1)

Pearson English Language Text: Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section.

Duolingo English Test (DET) - The minimum requirement will be a DET score of 120 is required with at least 110 in each subscore.

Требования к IELTS могут отличаться в зависимости от выбранного курса

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